As a Deacon student starting his 6th and 7th classes in the fall, I find this program invaluable and to limit us is going to have a very bad effect on the Church as a whole. We are working hard and serve a worthwhile purpose in God's holy kingdom, including the Sacraments and the preaching from the pulpit. Otherwise it feels like we're just being stuffed in a closet somewhere. Unless I'm misinterpreting what was said today...

God's richest blessings,
Franklin Dohanyos
Deacon in Training
Our Shepherd Lutheran Church
Birmingham, MI